The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-11
THE VOTE-WASTING PARTY
Thirty-Fiye Prohibitionists Meet and
dominates Candidates for City Offices.
They Refuse to Consider Resolutions Con-
deming the TallySheet Forgeries and the
Democratic Jury's Failure to Convict.

| Circuit Court room yesterday, to nominate a
Mayor and clerk. its personnel and method of
| business did not differ from the convention two
years ago. The same faces were observed and
! the same speeches were made. showing faith in
the cause, although the attendance was not
encouraging, thirty-fve. including seven ladies,
being the largest number present time.
| Robert Denny presided and Harvey H. Barkis
| was the secretary. Mr.. Denny placed himself
squarely the ground of favoring the
nomination of a city ticket. He hope
for prohibition in the action of the two old
parties, which. he claimed were dominated by
the saloon element ''The object we have in
view," he said, ''can be attained only by a
eparate political organization. It may not be
reached very soon, but the best way to proceed
is to nominate ticket to be voted for at every
election, whether city, county or State"
committee resolutions. consisting of
F. M. Ramsey, George Hoffman, John B.
Jacques, Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Lackey was
appointed, and during its deliberations, DR..
James T. Boyd came very near wrecking the
harmony of the proceedings by introducing the
following:
Whereas The recent developments in the tally sheet
the criminals guilty of this fagrant crime against the
the very foundations of all law and order by perjury
traffic and its aiders and abSettor. will stop at no
crime by which they can accomplish their ends; and
Endorsed the by which those guilty of this
crime against the rights of our citizens have for the
present escaped punishment, thereby becoming par
takers in the crime; therefore
Resolved That to protect the liberties of our cti.
citizen to cast his insure that all sym
pathiZers aiders abbetors in this sort of crime
shall be kept out of official position.
Resolved That we may not be found aiding indi
crime it is the duty of all law abiding and good ci
good.
Resolved That to accomplish this good work, most
successfully it is nexpedent for rhs convention to
put in nomination candidates for the city offices at
this time"
A gentleman not far from the introducer of
the resolutions moved that shey be adopted, but
another in a seat next to him proposed
trary motion. The chairman said, "These res
buttons are foreign to the call of the convention,
and therefore declare them out of order" On
presenting the obnoxious paper, Dr. Boyd pre-
faced his reading with the remark that he did
not think the resolutions would meet with ia
vor, but he felt it his duty to have them intro
duced When the chairman summarily ruled
them out OF order the Doctor thought the reso-
lutions might be inopportune but he could not
believe otherwise than it was inexpedient to
nominate ticket at this time
1T Is lot necessary for you to make a
speech. said Chairman Denny. ''All that is ex-
pressed in the resolutions"
John B. Jacques thought the Doctor was incon-
sistent. He said he never voted for any but
temperance men,. He now wants to have the
Prohibltionists remain out of the race with
ticket and support men in alliance with the
liquor traffic, the candidates of the other
tirued in this strain Until the committee
olutions came with its report. It read:
Resolved, That In the of God the saloon must
60. Amen.
Resolved. That we are opposed to the license sys
tenn. either high low; therefore. affirm that all
who license or in any way favor continuance of the
traffic and all legislation which licenses. and all pot
cal parties which favor license and all who vote
for the parties which license parties which will
der yyhar ia
patty do make themselves accessory to the liquor
crime and equally guilty with the who carries
ths business.
The above was unanimously adopted
DR.. Boyd sat down and was followed by Mr..
BRUNEI, of Porter county, who gave IN his
and Repu bcanism. DR.. Boyd. however, did not
rest quietly under the order of the chair, and
again got the floor to say that 60 one could Ques
ton his loyalty to the temperance cause. He
had voted for none but temperance men. and for
years had had sympathy with Democrats or
Republicans on the liquor question He was the
first to call State vention OF Prohi btionsts,
fourteen years ago. He had been q Prohibition
list long before and had never swerved from his
loyalty to the party. ''Rut there are times" he
continued, when we ought to act prudently. 1t
is wisdom ito go little slow. In this campaign
if we do not get as many votes as we did two
years ago the old parties will make the most
of it."
DR.. Ryland T. Brown was nominated for
Mayor. and in his speech acknowledging the
honor, said that he was born in thu time OF JEFF
ferson, and got his political training under the
Nj ADDISON administration. His frat was cast
in the time of Monroe, and therefor he knew
nothing of political methods OF today. If he
did. he would not have the means conscience
to buttonhole any one for his vote. He contin-
ued by dwelling the similar conditions that
surrounded the Abolition party In it's early
party For clerk. Henry Clay Green, an en-
ploye in Roots foundry, nominated. The